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A worker at a factory in Nanjing sorting face masks being produced to satisfy increased demand during China’s COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, in China’s Jiangsu province. Stringer | AFP | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 7:58 am: Hubei reports an additional 108

Burger King’s ad campaign to spotlight its Whopper, free of artificial preservatives Burger King Burger King announced Wednesday it is removing artificial colors, flavors and preservatives from its signature Whopper sandwich in the United States. The Restaurant Brands International chain plans to highlight the change with a global advertising campaign that shows a photo of

A man wearing a protective mask looks on as he walks in front of a portrait of late communist leader Mao Zedong (not pictured) at Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on January 23, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri | AFP | Getty Image China’s economic growth in the first quarter could fall to as low as 3.5% if

This photo taken on February 17, 2020 shows a member of the medical staff (L) doing a massage for a patient who has displayed mild symptoms of the COVID-19 coronavirus at an exhibition centre converted into a hospital in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province. STR | AFP | Getty Images This is a live

The interior of a 2020 Jaguar XE sports sedan is seen during a Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC event in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. David Dlegado | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jaguar Land Rover has enough parts from China to maintain its British production for the next two weeks but not

People wearing protective face masks queue to order food from a stall in Shanghai on February 14, 2020. Noel Celis | AFP | Getty Images The new coronavirus outbreak and subsequent shutdown of huge swathes of China could impact more than 5 million businesses worldwide, according to a new study. A special briefing issued by

A man wears a protective mask as he ride bike in the street at Optical Valley on February 16, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Stringer | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 7:00 am: Hubei province reports 93 additional deaths China’s

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates.All times below are in Eastern Time. 7:50 a.m. WTO warns that COVID-19 could further weaken expected growth of global trade in goods Growth of global trade in goods is likely to remain weak in early 2020, the World Trade Organization said on Monday, adding that

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 8:10 am: Singapore downgrades GDP due to virus, likely to spend big in annual budget 7:30 am: Hubei reports 100 more deaths and 1,933 new cases China’s Hubei province said it has confirmed 1,933 new coronavirus cases and

A thermal scanner deployed at the entrance to Singapore’s Chingay Parade amid the coronavirus outbreak. Chingay is an annual street parade that the country holds as part of its Lunar New Year celebrations. Suhaimi Abdullah l Getty Images With the ongoing coronavirus outbreak threatening to stall economic growth, Singapore’s government could roll out one of

Excited passengers disembark from the MS Westerdam, which is now docked in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. The cruise ship arrived in Cambodia on February 14, 2020 after being stranded for two weeks Paula Bronstein | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in U.S. Eastern Standard Time. China’s

A girl wearing a face mask plays on her scooter at a park in Beijing on February 15, 2020. Wang Zhao | AFP | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 8.00 am: Hubei reports 139 additional deaths and 1,843 new cases Hubei’s

A train attendant gesturing to medical staff leaving for Wuhan in Nanchang, China’s central Jiangxi province on Feb. 13, 2020. Stringer | AFP | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in U.S. Eastern Standard Time. Chinese officials on Saturday reported 2,641 new coronavirus cases and

TOPSHOT – Vehicles run on the Paris’ ring road, the “Peripherique”, on December 9, 2019 in Porte de Vincennes in Paris, during a strike of Paris public transports over French government’s plan to overhaul the country’s retirement system, as part of a national strike. JACQUES DEMARTHON | AFP | Getty Images An 80-year-old Chinese tourist

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 8:05 am: China confirms 143 more deaths, 2,641 new cases China’s National Health Commission reported an additional 143 deaths nationwide, as well as 2,641 new confirmed cases as of Feb. 14. That tally includes Hubei, the epicenter of the

Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti was convicted Friday by a jury of all three charges related to his efforts to extort up to $25 million from athletic apparel giant Nike. The verdict in U.S. District Court in Manhattan came two years after Avenatti gained widespread notoriety for his representation of porn star Stormy Daniels in her

Visitors wear protective face masks at the Marina Bay waterfront in Singapore on January 26, 2020. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images The Singapore government is warning of scams made under the pretext of investigations linked to confirmed cases of coronavirus, as the city-state seeks to contain the spread of the deadly virus. Scammers

This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 7:55 am: Hubei reports 4,823 new cases China’s Hubei province reported an additional 116 deaths and 4,823 new confirmed cases as of the end of Feb. 13. Of the new cases, the government said that 3,095 were “clinically

Foreign tourists walk in the arrivals area at Beijing Capital Airport on January 30, 2020 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images Airbnb is suspending bookings in Beijing until May as the rapid spread of coronavirus hands the home-sharing giant a new kind of challenge. The number of documented cases of coronavirus jumped by

MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO Jim Murren. Getty Images MGM Resorts International chairman and CEO Jim Murren has told the company’s board that he is stepping down, prior to his contract ending, the company announced Wednesday. He will serve in his role until a successor is appointed, it said. Murren has been CEO since